MOGWAI: Kicking A Dead Pig: Mogwai Songs Remixed…
A long time ago, before the existence of Discogs*, I kept notebooks. In those notebooks I used to write down details of records and releases that I'd heard about, liked the sound of, and wanted…
OREN AMBARCHI: Stacte Karaoke (12″, Black Truffle BT13,…
As so often happens, here is a record that I have no recollection of buying. But buy it I did, and probably on the basis that Oren Ambarchi ("composer, multi-instrumentalist and musical polymath" – thanks,…
BEASTIE BOYS: Intergalactic (12″, Grand Royal 12CL803, 1998)
Bought this shortly after the height of my indie disco-visiting days (Sunday night at the Nue Valbonne in Reading was the place to be, you know…), during which time Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage' was a prime…
DISCO INFERNO: Second Language (12″, Rough Trade R3150,…
I have no idea exactly where or when I bought this record. It was long enough ago that it was almost definitely purchased in a shop, rather than online. Based on its year of release,…
UTER: Tomorrow’s Clowns (12″, Oscarr TSOSC007)
I have this record because my friend Marceline was in the band. She lived in Glasgow at the time of the record's release (which is not officially stated on the sleeve, but Discogs places it…
NICK DRAKE: Fruit Tree (3LP, Island 006025 1745703…
I believe that this is the first box set that my random number generator has selected for writing about on here. What a good choice! Even though Nick Drake albums are akin to The Catcher…
JELLYFISH: Baby’s Coming Back (12″, Charisma CUST 2,…
I bought this 12" pretty much when it came out, from a shop in Shrewsbury that I forget the name of now. It was upstairs, and just around the corner from the entrance to Shrewsbury…
SHIT AND SHINE: Charm And Counter-charm (7″, For…
The second mention so far here of Shit And Shine, despite my record collection being inordinately weighted in their direction, due to them being not only an endlessly entertaining and fascinating it, but also to…
THE SONIC ALL-STARS: The Sounds Of Star Wars…
Nestling near to The Sonics, Sonic Boom and Sonic Youth in my collection, The Sounds Of Star Wars is a far less intimidating and weighty prospect than any of those three Sonic-y outfits. I bought this…
THURSTON MOORE: 12 String Meditations For Jack Rose…
Thurston Moore was, of course, the frontman of my all-time favourite band, Sonic Youth. He – and they – are therefore responsible for a hefty wedge of records in my collection. As a band, their…